Jody Ridley
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Jody Ridley | |||||||
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Born | Chatsworth, Georgia, United States | May 19, 1942||||||
Achievements | 1991 Slim Jim All Pro Series champion 1992 Slim Jim All Pro Series champion | ||||||
Awards | 1980 Winston Cup Series Rookie of the Year 1991, 1992, 1993 Slim Jim All Pro Series Most Popular Driver | ||||||
NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
140 races run over 11 years | |||||||
Best finish | 5th (1981) | ||||||
First race | 1973 Dixie 500 (Atlanta) | ||||||
Last race | 1989 Daytona 500 (Daytona) | ||||||
First win | 1981 Mason-Dixon 500 (Dover) | ||||||
Last win | 1981 Mason-Dixon 500 (Dover) | ||||||
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NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
3 races run over 2 years | |||||||
Best finish | 75th (1982) | ||||||
First race | 1982 Goody's 300 (Daytona) | ||||||
Last race | 1985 Winn-Dixie 300 (Charlotte) | ||||||
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Statistics current as of March 25, 2013. |
Jody Ridley (born May 19, 1942) is a former NASCAR driver. He won the 1980 NASCAR Winston Cup Rookie of the Year award and one race at Dover International Speedway the next year, the only Cup victory for Donlavey Racing.
His career statistics include 140 career starts, one win, seven top fives, 56 top tens, and two top ten points finishes (fifth in 1981, and seventh in 1980).
In the 1989 Daytona 500, Ridley took over for an injured Bill Elliott, but he would have a hard crash later in the race.
He now resides in Chatsworth, Georgia. He was inducted in the Georgia Racing Hall of Fame in 2007.[1]
Motorsports career results
NASCAR
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Winston Cup Series
Daytona 500
Year | Team | Manufacturer | Start | Finish |
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1980 | Donlavey Racing | Mercury | 27 | 10 |
1981 | Ford | 27 | 7 | |
1982 | 23 | 9 | ||
1983 | Robert McEntyre Racing | Buick | 18 | 10 |
1984 | Chevrolet | 33 | 10 | |
1985 | Helen Rae Motorsports | Chevrolet | DNQ | |
1986 | RahMoc Enterprises | Ford | 33 | 12 |
Busch Series
NASCAR Busch Series results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | NBSC | Pts | Ref | ||||||
1982 | 98 | Pontiac | DAY 2 |
RCH | BRI | MAR | DAR 2 |
HCY | SBO | CRW | RCH | LGY | DOV | HCY | CLT | ASH | HCY | SBO | CAR | CRW | SBO | HCY | LGY | IRP | BRI | HCY | RCH | MAR | CLT | HCY | MAR | 75th | 340 | [14] | |||||||
1985 | Dale Earnhardt, Inc. | 8 | Pontiac | DAY | CAR | HCY | BRI | MAR | DAR | SBO | LGY | DOV | CLT 29 |
SBO | HCY | ROU | IRP | SBO | LGY | HCY | MLW | BRI | DAR | RCH | NWS | ROU | CLT | HCY | CAR | MAR | 86th | 76 | [15] |
References
- ^ "Inductees". Georgia Racing Hall of Fame. 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-07-03. Retrieved 2008-07-30.
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suggested) (help) - ^ "Jody Ridley – 1973 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
- ^ "Jody Ridley – 1974 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
- ^ "Jody Ridley – 1975 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
- ^ "Jody Ridley – 1977 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
- ^ "Jody Ridley – 1979 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
- ^ "Jody Ridley – 1980 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
- ^ "Jody Ridley – 1981 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
- ^ "Jody Ridley – 1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
- ^ "Jody Ridley – 1983 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
- ^ "Jody Ridley – 1984 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
- ^ "Jody Ridley – 1985 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
- ^ "Jody Ridley – 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
- ^ "Jody Ridley – 1982 NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
- ^ "Jody Ridley – 1985 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
External links
- Jody Ridley driver statistics at Racing-Reference
- Biography at the Georgia Racing Hall of Fame (PDF)